Kimberling City representative's bill targets sex offender registry

Tiered system would have some remain on list longer than others

11:54 PM,
Feb. 2, 2013

Written by

Jonathan Shorman
JSHORMAN@NEWS-LEADER.COM

Their names, faces and addresses are posted for anyone to see. An Internet connection is all it takes to find them.

But a 24-page bill would make some registered sex offenders less visible if it becomes law. Rep. Don Phillips, R-Kimberling City, told the News-Leader he plans to introduce legislation this coming week to reform the sex offender registry.

As he explains it, Phillips' bill would create a three-tiered registry. In the top tier, the worst offenders - those committing class A felonies, for example - would remain on the registry for decades and could still be found through an Internet ...